Registration for the 2024 DELE exams is now closed.

The next DELE exams at UCC will be in May 2025. 

Online registration for 2025 will open later this year. 

The Instituto Cervantes in Dublin may be offering additional examination dates throughout the year. 

The Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at University College Cork is the only official Instituto Cervantes Examining Centre in Munster. In this role the Department is responsible for administering the DELE (Diplomas in Spanish as a Foreign Language) examinations, as well as providing students with extracurricular language courses from A1 to B2 level.

These Diplomas are the only official qualifications issued by the Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Education, accrediting levels of competence and command of the Spanish language and are internationally recognised by corporations, Chambers of Commerce and private and public educational institutions. These qualifications do not expire.

The exams are open to members of the public and are offered at all General levels (A1 to C2) and School (Escolar) levels (A1 to B1).

Note that children under the age of 16 can only sit the Escolar exams. The minimum age requirement for a C1 exam is 18. Please contact us at splas@ucc.ie before registering if you have any doubts. 

Exams take place in person on UCC campus, there is no online offering.

All fees are non-refundable. 

Exam Registration Fees 

                                        Please direct any queries on DELE exams to splas@ucc.ie